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Dale Caruso was appointed Sr. Materials Handling & Logistics Coordinator of the Transition Division of Caruso Intermodal Company Ltd. (CICL) in August of 2008. As a founding member of CICL, a wholly- owned subsidiary of China Global (Group), Caruso also serves as the Chairman of it's Board of Directors.

Caruso leads the smaller, tightly-focused division as it targets emerging markets new to China Global (Group)’s existing portfolio, manages cross-divisional issues and post-positioning services. The group is responsible for aiding in the evaluation and execution of liability containment.

Even though Caruso was awarded the coveted Antoine-Henri Jomini Award by the American Logistics Association (ALA), his life has not been without challenges. Born in 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio, Caruso’s early years were defined by intermittent skirmishes with local law enforcement. In his youth, Caruso's zeal for property expropriation manifested itself in what many would describe as “counter-productive behaviors”. By the mid-1960s, Caruso soon learned to devote his skills towards the greater good of international materials handling.

It was in 1976 while managing a consultancy firm on Grand Cayman Island, Dale made the acquaintance of Pepper Davis. "I didn't trust her at first, she has a history… but I will say that she alone is responsible for me putting down the crowbar and picking up the camera”, Caruso stated in a 1997 interview with the International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management. From 1976 forward, Davis and Caruso's relationship blossomed into what many would describe as one of the greatest artistic unions of the twentieth century.  It was in 1983, with the establishment of Caruso-Davis Studios in Reno, Nevada, that Caruso became recognized as a leading figure in the Clique Nouveau photography movement.

"Through his lens [Caruso] has the amazing ability to capture tomorrow, yesterday. Time in the urban environment is his signature; it passes us by and is forgotten.  Without him, modern life would have no history … His devotion to clarity, and obsession with fine jewelry have made him probably one of the best dressed and most influential photographers of our time." said Allan Sekula of Caruso's photography.

In later years, both law enforcement and human rights activists misunderstood his appreciation of fine jewelry in general, and Burmese rubies in particular. To his credit, Caruso stated in 2007 before a congressional panel, “What will the UN sanction next, friendships? Let’s get this straight… Brig. Gen. Ohn Myint is a dear friend of mine; our common bond is logistics, not rubies!”

Caruso's photographs have been published in more than 35 books in 18 languages, and have been seen in hundreds of exhibitions worldwide, including the pivotal 1992 one-man show, Dale Caruso: Is It Now Or Is It Forever? at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. That same year, he was the subject of cover stories in Elle, Vogue (France) and Vogue (Italy) magazines, and in 1998 received the Ina Nobuo Award. Dale is also a contributing member of Cleveland SGS, a Cleveland-based collective that specializes in artistic expression through the language and imagery of commerce.

Dale Caruso is a twice-married, proud father of 5. He currently lives and works between Cleveland, Ohio and Doha, Qatar.